FORT SMITH — Russellville’s basketball program may not want to visit Fort Smith again any time soon. A week ago, the Lady Cyclones dropped two of three games in the Deepsnap Tournament of Champions. Tuesday, the Cyclones got a taste of what can happen if they go cold shooting as the fell to the Southside Rebels 64-37.

Russellville (6-3) had no trouble getting its shooters open against the Rebels, they just couldn’t seem to knock down open shots. DaShaun Rice and Samuel Ross dominated early as Fort Smith Southside (9-1) raced out to a 21-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Nothing changed in the second quarter. The Cyclones still couldn’t get any shots to fall, while the Rebels seemed to have everything go in for them as they pulled away to a 36-14 halftime lead.

It seemed as if the momentum had swung in Russellville’s favor as the Cyclones opened the second half on a 9-2 run that cut the lead to 15, but Southside held off the furious charge and led 51-32 after the third.

Russellville couldn’t get close in the fourth as head coach Codey Mann emptied his bench down the stretch.

Grey Harris led the way for the Cyclones with 12 points. Eric Turner turned in a double-double for Russellville with 11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds.

Rice led the Rebels with 20 points, while Ross added 15.

The Cyclones will return to Russellville on Friday for their first home doubleheader with the Lady Cyclones as the teams host Lake Hamilton at Cyclone Gym. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Mickey DuVall will have the call on KCJC 102.3 FM.

Pottsville SB 45, Subiaco Academy 40

SUBIACO — The Pottsville Apaches kept pace with the Trojans through three quarters Monday night and pulled away in the fourth for a 45-40 win in 4A-4 Conference play.

“This was a close game that could have gone either way, so it was great to get a win on the road in conference play,” head coach Shane Thurman said. “We struggled at the free-throw line, but made some big ones down the stretch that proved to be the difference. Corey McCown really gave us a presence in the post tonight, Michael Perry hit some timely jump shots and Tyler Weaver came through in the clutch. Luke McAnulty gave us a spark off the bench with his intensity and defense.”

Subiaco Academy took an 11-8 lead into the second quarter and held a 19-18 edge at halftime. The Apaches (7-3, 1-1 4A-4 Conference) led 30-28 after the third.

McCown led the way with 15 points and seven rebounds. Perry finished with 13 points and three assists, while Weaver had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Clarksville JB 44, RJHS West 43

The Clarksville Junior Panthers came to Russellville on Monday and stole a 44-43 win from the RJHS West Whirlwinds at Whirlwind Gymnasium.

The Whirlwinds (6-2) led 7-6 after the first quarter, and the teams were tied 17-17 at halftime. Clarksville took a 32-24 lead into the fourth, but RJHS West stormed back and nearly got the win.

The RJHS West eighth-graders jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but had to struggle and hang on to beat Clarksville 36-34.

The Whirlwinds led 6-0 after the first and 12-10 at halftime. They fell behind 21-18 after three, but were able to complete the comeback in the fourth.

Brock Mathis and Steven Beaty had 12 points each. Matt Laws hit the game-winning shot to give him eight for the game.

RJHS West is off until they play in the Van Buren Christmas Tournament.

RMS East 7G 37, Conway Bob Courtway 36

The Russellville Middle School East Lady Gales A team escaped with a narrow, come-from-behind 37-36 win over Conway Bob Courtway on Monday at RMS Gym.

The Lady Gales trailed 20-9 at halftime, but used good defense and 13 second-half points from Emily Posey to secure the win and helped keep the Lady Gales undefeated entering the Christmas break. Posey finished the game with 16, while Ariston Gray added 12.

In the B game, the Lady Gales won 14-4 behind the scoring of Brianna Basinger, Darriaynna Dunn and Sabra Farrow, who had 4 points each.

The Lady Red Devils trailed 17-9 after the first quarter and 20-12 at halftime. The Lady Mustangs extended their lead to 37-23 after the third.

“We battled, but without one of our starting guards and another in foul trouble, the pressure just took its toll on us,” head coach Craig Pinion said. “We got a little frustrated and didn’t handle the adversity the way we need to. The girls are making a lot of progress and I know they will continue to work hard each day to improve.”

Emily Ward led the way for Atkins with 10 points. Mary Thompson had seven points, Marisa Rodgers finished with five and Kourtney Stubbs added four.

“Our girls are definitely better than what we played tonight,” Pinion said. “We just didn’t compete the way we are capable of. Perryville is a very good basketball team and we didn’t meet their challenge when we needed to. We have several days off to get a lot of these issues worked out and we definitely will.”

Perryville jumped on top 17-7 after the first quarter and 30-11 at halftime. The Lady Mustangs pushed ahead 47-16 after the third.

Ashley Brannon led the Lady Red Devils with six points. Alex Webb finished with five, Keisha Bobo had four and Linnea Brannon added three.